“The El Niño will have a big impact on the South-West Pacific region… with higher temperatures & disruptive weather patterns,” says @‌WMO SG Petteri Taalas on the release of the 2022 #StateofClimate report for the South-West Pacific.

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After a decade of resistance, Ecuadorians will finally vote to preserve Yasuní National Park or allow oil exploitation in 2 DAYS on August 20. yesmagazine.org/environment/…

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Marine biologists have began exploring New Zealand's deep waters: Mapping 18 sites, with a depth of 26 to 72 meters, the ocean floor and deep water discovery is essential to protect and conserve marine environments, known and unknown to science. eu1.hubs.ly/H04YsQg0

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RT @NHC_Pacific: Hurricane #Hilary Advisory 8: Hilary is a Large and Powerful Category 4 Hurricane. Significant Flooding Impacts Possible Across Portions of The Baja California Peninsula and the Southwestern United States Early Next Week. hurricanes.gov

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🌿#Vacancy for a suitably qualified #consultant

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🌍 4+ years of research & collaboration has shaped the @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report!

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“We’ve been here 10,000 years. We know the land. We know the animals.” – Jimmy Ullikatalik, Manager, Taloyoak Umarulirijigut Association

Find out how #IndigenousPeoples around the world are protecting their lands, waters, and #wildlife in our new story👉 panda.org/peopleandplaces @WWFGovernance

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Current policies make it likely that #globalwarming will exceed 1.5°C during the 21st century & make it harder to limit warming below 2°C. #IPCC's Synthesis Report underscores the urgency of taking more ambitious action. 👉 bit.ly/SRYRpt23

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‘Early warnings are one of the most effective ways of reducing damage from disasters,’ says WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas, yet this report shows that there are still significant gaps to be addressed.’

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🚨 This is the climate lawsuit of the century.

⚖️ Six young people from Portugal are taking 32 governments before the @ECHR_CEDH.

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🏙️🍃 Explore the captivating infographic on transforming urban landscapes into thriving ecosystems.

Sustainable cities for a greener tomorrow.

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Extreme weather is the "new norm"
The summer of extremes continues. July was the hottest month ever recorded. The high-impact weather is continuing through August.

“This is the new normal and does not come as a surprise,” said Alvaro Silva, a climate expert with WMO. “The frequency and intensity of many extremes, such as heatwaves and heavy precipitation, have increased in recent decades. There is high confidence that human induced climate change from greenhouse emissions, is the main driver," he told a regular media briefing in Geneva.

Moderate and severe heat warnings for the third week of August have been issued by several national meteorological and hydrological services in Europe, including from France, Switzerland, Germany, Poland, Croatia, Italy, Greece, Hungary, Austria, Lithuania.

WMO stresses the need to follow authoritative warnings from national meteorological and hydrological services to stay safe.

During the weekend of 19-20 August, maximum temperatures may reach up to 40 °C in parts of southern France, according to Meteo-France. It said it would be the most intense heatwave of the summer of 2023. This situation is due to a strong high pressure and subtropical warm air from North Africa.

Meteo-Suisse has issued level 3 amber alerts for most of the country, with maximum daytime temperatures between 33 and 35 °C and high night-time temperatures.

Morocco set a new national temperature record of 50.4 °C in Agadir on 11 August, as temperatures crossed 50°C for the first time. Turkey reported a new national temperature record of 49.5°C on 15 August, beating the previous record of 49.1°C set in July 2021. Many parts of the Middle East also saw temperatures of above 50°C.

Spain, including Canary Islands, and Portugal also experienced extreme heat, fuelling an extremely severe fire risk. As of 17 August, the Tenerife wildfire continued out of control, with more than 2600 ha burnt area and people evacuated in some sites. Dry conditions, maximum temperatures above 30 °C, night temperatures above 20 °C, peak wind gusts above 50 km/h were observed on 16 and 17 in some AEMET weather stations of Tenerife.

Japan has also suffered a prolonged heatwave, with many station records broken, according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency, which issued concurrent warnings for torrential rain and typhoon-related floods.

North America

Canada’s record-breaking wildfire season continues. More than 600 wildfires were out of control in Canada as of 17 August. In total there are more than 1 000 active firest, including 265 in the Northern Territories near the Arctic Circle. Authorities issued an evacuation order for the town of Yellowknife.

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Environment and Climate Change Canada issued heat warnings in western Canada and widespread poor air quality warnings. Some daily temperature records were observed for example in Lytton, a new August temperature record of 42.2 °C on 15 August 2023. (Old record of 40.6 °C set in 1967 and records in this area have been kept since 1921).

In the United States, the US National Weather Service says intense heat will build middle in the Plains this Friday, and continue to expand this weekend and early next week to include much of the Central and Southeast U.S. with maximum temperature fore[...]

casted to be above 100 °F (38 °C) in many parts and numerous daily temperature records expected.

Hurricane Hilary

Hurricane Hilary intensified to a major Category 4 hurricane on 18 August, according to the US National Hurricane Center, which is WMO’s Specialized Meteorological Center.

Maximum sustained winds increased on 18 August to near 140 mph (220 km/h),with higher gusts. Rapid intensification is expected to continue before the system begins to weaken.

On the forecast track, the center of Hilary will approach the Baja California peninsula in Mexico over the weekend of 19-20 August.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 290 miles (465 km).

Hilary is expected to produce rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches (152 mm), with isolated maximum amounts up to 10 inches (254 mm), across portions of the Baja California Peninsula through Sunday night. Flash flooding, locally significant, will be possible. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches, with isolated amounts in excess of 8 inches, will be possible across portions of southern California and southern Nevada.

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RT @UNEP: We need to reinvigorate the #GlobalGoals for better future for all.

The @UN SDG Summit in September is a key moment to put the world back on track for a fairer, more inclusive & sustainable planet. bit.ly/45Rk91d

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RT @UNDP_India: "Biodiversity is the foundation of our lives, and to protect it is important for our survival."

Meet #BiodiversityChampion Shaji NM👨🏽‍🌾, popularly known as Tuberman.

Watch his journey to conserve #Tubers🥔: bit.ly/3IymVPb. #BuildBackBiodiversity @UNBiodiversity

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